Something far larger is at work here – a sense not merely of responsibility but of connectedness that transcends the concept of national borders. Because of it, an inhumane policy has been interrupted

From cruelty at the border to nuclear testing, a philosophy of dominance over the enemy creates nothing but a poisoned planet and endless war

It’s not simply violence, but wildly profound violation, yet again, yet again, of the deepest of human values

In America, the horrors of poverty go on and on. The solution for some — especially those in positions of power — is simply to close their eyes to it

Is not the first step toward wisdom when it comes to a world still preposterously armed with weapons of mass destruction a national and international commitment never to dehumanize a living soul?

The values at stake here aren’t simply American, but human

In the wake of the Las Vegas massacre, as in the wake of all the high-profile mass shootings that preceded it, the big question looms: Why?

Arming ourselves both intensifies our fear and increases our literal danger

Can you imagine? A wide-open, ongoing, definitive national conversation about the wars we’re waging

The country funds — and benefits from — endless war and violence of all sorts. Occasionally the violence comes back to haunt us